COVID-19

The alleged threat was made in a comment to a Facebook post about a Hopkinsville restaurant losing its food service permit in a dispute about coronavirus regulations.

Not only is the general public anxious for a coronavirus vaccine, so are scammers looking to capitalize on that desperation.

The dispute is apparently over the size of side openings on the tent following Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order that halted inside restaurant dining Nov. 20 through Dec. 13 because of an escalation of COVID-19 cases.

Kentucky has confirmed one-sixth as many flu cases this season as this time last season, but the state's top doctor says it's too soon to read much into that.

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Early in the pandemic, Beshear made up for his steep learning curve and his shortage of smooth articulation with an earnestness that seemed to reassure the public. But pandemic fatigue set in, the issues got tougher, and Republicans staked out positions at odds with the Democratic governor.

Traditionally, vaccines can take years to develop, test, and market. But through projects like Operation Warp Speed in the U.S., and global efforts by the World Health Organization, the COVID-19 vaccine development process has been “supercharged” by plentiful funding and guaranteed purchase orders for effective vaccines.

The retired educator died Wednesday at Jennie Stuart Medical Center with COVID-19.

The local testing site — like many throughout the state — is funded, in part, by CARES Act dollars, which expire on Dec. 30.

Wallace, who began teaching in the early 1970s and retired as an assistant superintendent, was hospitalized with the virus a week before Thanksgiving.

Large gatherings such as Christmas parties in homes could further elevate the virus's spread and prolong virtual learning for students, Chris Bentzel agreed.